Combined sofa



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

,D. W. PALMER. COMBINED SOFA, TABLE, AND BED.

Patented Aug. 1, 1893.

. INVENTOR ATTORNEYS.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1). W. PALMER. COMBINED SOFA, TABLE, ANDBED.

No. 502,579. Patented Aug 1, 1893.

INVENTOH' WITNESSES:

A TTOHNEYS.

. UNITED STATES DENNIS W. PALMER,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF HERMON, MAINE.

COMBINED SOFA, TABLE, AND BED.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 502,579, dated August 1,1893. Application filed October 12, 1892. Serial No. 48,685- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DENNIS W. PALMER, of Hermon, in the county ofPenobscot and State of Maine, have invented a new and Improved CombinedSofa, Table, and Bed, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The invention relates to furniture, and its object is to provide a newand improved combined sofa, table and bed, arranged in such a manner asto permit of conveniently and quickly changing the furniture to form asofa, a table or a bed.

The invention consists of a frame having heads, each formed with ahinged section,'a table hinged to the said heads and adapted to form aback for the frame and also adapted to be supported on the said heads,and a bottom head in sections hinged together, one of the sections beingalso hinged to the frame.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details andcombinations of the same, as will be hereinafter described and thenpointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front view of the improvement arranged as a sofa. Fig. 2is a plan View of the same with parts in section. Fig. 3 is a transversesection of the same on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a plan view ofthe improvement arranged as a bed; and Fig. 5 is a transverse section ofthe same on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

The improvement is provided with a frame A comprising side rails A and Aand heads A and A rigidly connected with the said side rails and formedwith legs having casters as plainly shown in the drawings.

The board 0, is connected by two pairs of pivoted links, B and B, withsuch frame heads A A. One pair of links (B) is pivoted to the upperportions of said heads at a point between the transverse middle, orcenter, and the rear ends of the latter, whereas the other pair of links(B') is pivoted to the lower portions of the heads contiguous to theirrear ends. The two sets of links are also pivoted to cleats O, on theinner side of the board 0, but at separated points,

as shown. This arrangement of the links enables the board, 0, to swingbodily over and come down upon the heads A Aas' shown by dotted lines inFig. 3-to form atable, and also to hang supported vertically to form aback (see full lines Fig. 3), when the article of furniture is used as asofa or bed. To adapt it for this latter purpose, the back, 0, isupholstered on its inner side, 0 It will be seen that the links H Bpermit the back 0 to hang as low as practicable, when vertical, and yetalso adapt it to assume a symmetrical position relative to the frame,when placed horizontally. It will be seen that the upper set of links Bmay serve to control the position of andsupport the board C,independently of the lower links B, since, when the board is in verticalposition, the links B rest on the bottoms of grooves, A formed in thetops of the heads A A. Grooves are also formed in the rear ends or sidesof the latter to receive the lower links, B and grooves, 0 are formed inthe cleats, C, to receive both pairs of links, so that they form noobstruction whatever when the board, 0, is in either position.

Between the heads A and A is arranged a bottom D made in two sections Dand D adapted to be folded one upon the other, as shown in Fig. 3, orextended as illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, the said sections being forthis purpose connected with each other by hinges D at their front ends.The rear of the section D is pivoted at its ends at D on the inside ofthe heads A and A of the frame A while the front of the said section isprovided at its sides with fixed legs D adapted to rest on the frontrailA' of the frame A. A spring catch D held on the free end of thesection D serves to fasten the latter onto the under side of the sectionD when the sections are folded up as shown in Fig. 3. By thisarrangement sufficient room is furnished between the tops of the rails Aand A and the under side of the section D to permit of folding andfastening the other section D under the section D in the frame A, asplainly shown in Fig. 3. When it is desired to extend the bottom D, thenthe sections are swung upward, turning on the pivots D to permit ofswinging the section D from under the section D so as to extend the samehorizontally in line with the other section D as plainly shown in Figs.4 and 5.

In order to support the outer or free end of the engaged section D legsD are pivoted to the section, the said legs being normally folded on thesection, but are adapted to be swung downward and outward, asillustrated in Fig. 5, to support the free end of the section D from thefloor in line with the legs of the heads A and A As the sections D and Dare upholstered they form a straight horizontal upholstered surface whenthe sections are extended to produce a double bed.

In order to form heads for the extended section D I provide auxiliaryheads E and E hinged at E and E to the front ends of the heads A and Aso that the said auxiliary heads can be swung outward and extended inline with the heads A and A to form the heads for the section D Bolts For other suitable locking devices may be employed to fasten the outerends of the auxiliary heads E and E to the section D and also to fastenthe said auxiliary heads to the other heads A and A at the time the saidauxiliary heads are folded onto the frame heads, as illustrated in Fig.2.

it will be seen that when the several parts are in the positionillustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the device forms a very convenientsofa, which can be readily changed to form a table by swinging the board0 up on top of the heads A and A as previously described.

When it is desired to use the article as a double bed, the board 0 isswung into a vertical position, the section D is extended in line withthe section D, the legs D are swung downward and forward to support thesaid section and the auxiliary heads E and E are extended outward inline with the heads A and A and locked to the section D as abovementioned.

It will further be seen that this device is very simple, durable inconstruction, and can be readily and conveniently changed to form eithera sofa, bed or table.

Having thus fully describedmy invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- 1. The combination, with the sofa havingvertical frame heads A A, of the board, 0, having cleats, C, the pair oflinks B, which are pivoted to the cleats, and to the upper edges of theframe heads at points between the transverse middle and rear sides ofthe latter, and the links B, pivoted to the board cleats and the rearlower portions of said frame heads, whereby, when the board is inhorizontal position, it rests on the frame heads and the links B lienearly parallel to it, and the links B stand vertical, as specified.

2. A piece of furniture comprising a frame having heads each providedwith a hinged auxiliary head, a board connected with the said frameheads by links and adapted to form a back or table for the said frame,and a bottom arranged in the said frame and made in sections hingedtogether, one of the sections being also hinged to the frame,substantially as shown and described.

3. A piece of furniture comprising a frame having heads each providedwith a hinged auxiliary head, a board connected with the said framebeads by links and adapted to form a back or table for the said frame, abottom arranged in the said frame and made in sections hinged together,one of the sections being also hinged to the frame, and legs held on oneof the said sections to support the same when extended, as described.

4. In a piece of furniture of the class described,the combination with aframe having heads, of a bottom for the said frame and head in sectionshinged together, one of the said sections being pivoted to the ends ofthe said frame, legs secured on the section hinged to the frame andadapted to rest on the rails of the latter, and aset of pivoted legsheld on the other section, substantially as shown and described.

5. A piece of furniture comprising a frame having heads each providedwith a hinged auxiliary head, a board connected with the said frameheads by links and adapted to form a back or table for the said frame, abottom arranged in the said frame and made in sections hinged together,one of the sections being also hinged to the frame, legs held on one ofthe said sections to support the same when extended, and locking devicesfor fastening the said auxiliary heads to the frame heads or to theoutermost bottom section, substantially as shown and described.

DENNIS W. PALMER.

Witnesses:

WILLIS B. BRIDGES, L. B. RAYNES.

